Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. In a systems programming language I can do

Rust is a systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents segfaults, and guarantees thread safety. In a systems programming language I can do without closures, without generics, without .... I would and will say the exact same thing about Swift which also provides closures, generics, .... Us systems programmer types, we tend to drag our knuckles a lot. Still we do have opposable thumbs for grasping tools and we're damned proud of that. Perhaps if and when we sufficiently evolve and attain an upright, high level posture we'll see the light. But for now, be happy that we're trainable if not educable. Now please excuse me, but I have to go pick some low hanging fruit. That and worse is a lot better.